Have you mapped your controllers?

Well I generally start off with the best mapping I find and then tune it if the need arises.
So basically I am currently using the standards VDJ mapping for my TM4, but I have remapped the hotcues to function like in Serato.

I start with a clean slate every time, then map everything exactly the way I want.

Also in regard to your comment about mapping crashing your software, It is impossible so get in there and have a play around.

I started by mapping 32 hot cues to my MPD24 that I could use to jump around cues in blues tracks to tap out hip hop intro’s after seeing equilibrum on youtube doing it a couple of years ago. then figured out how to shift to delete, after that I figured out how to set all the cues throughout the track with one button press and return to the position I pressed it, it all happened instantly using a macro command…. after that I figured out how to change the distance the cues would be set dependant on the size of the loop select, so I could set cues in a track on the fly while it was playing… I took it one step further and wanted to be able to move the cues to put them on the beatgrid, so did that…. then wanted to be able to change between having the cues 1/4, 1/2 or 1 beat apart so with a little maths achieved that so if I have set them the incorrect size I can change it on the fly while the track is playing… On and on I kept going as it is very rewarding to be able to do these sorts of things as they pop into your head.

Now I’m somewhat addicted having mapped and remapped all of my controllers many times over as I discovered new things and though up different ways of utilising mapping. It’s pretty much to the point where I can fluently and coherently write in VDJScript without needing any reference to any verb lists or descriptions and it’s still fun to stretch the imagination and come up with new things. This is the real benefit of digital djing to me and if you don’t use these tools to their potential you may as well stick with CDJ’s and a mixer because that is all factory maps ever try to emulate.

I had a Virtual DJ mapping (keyboard only) that I DJed with for many years, in big clubs and everything… crwazy looking back but there were no decent controllers!

Serato Itch. <>

@Clockwise.

Yes. Serato Itch is pre-mapped 1:1 to whatever certified Hardware is plugged in.
Very limited functionality can me mapped outside the given hardware.

clockwise, post: 25057, member: 2142 wrote: Does this mean -> Can’t map Serato because the software is tied with hardware? no customizations possible? Do you care about or whats your reason for using ITCH?

HAHA, must have got you quite the looks from others, i can imagine 😀

I should really start to write modifiers and a scheme, too. Thanks for the hint 🙂 I always start out of the blue – got lost sometimes during the mapping and didn’t found that one error hidden deep within the modifiers…

I guess the desire to map your controllers to your need comes with the geek (at least a little one 😉 ) that resides inside of each digital dj, i presume.

yeah espeically in traktor when theres so many options to chose from….one thing can throw your mapping off and if your anything like me I cant move on until Its fixed! I can get pretty geeky with it not gonna lie.

I usually make a template in microsoft word and print off multiple copies and write down what I want do and the steps I need to do to get a particualr control. Then as I go I check it off the list and test it on my controller to ensure it works fine and I havent used a modifier I already used. I figure to invest the time in it upfront cause if the mapping is good enough you will be using it quite alot!

Probably makes it more accessible for beginners and that is their main market now that the digital djing has exploded in popularity. I wouldn’t expect it to change any time soon. On the contrary I’d expect mapping to slowly become more restrictive as NI cut their income by 60% recently so will probably make up to loss with more modular hardware like the F1.

Sorry I’m comparing it to having no restrictions, you can do a lot in trakor just not as much as VDJ, when talking about restrictions I also mean new software features will be added, but control of those functions will probably be locked to hardware.

The other main concern is jog wheels which would be as easy as adding another attribute to tell the program the tics per revolution, they have not done this and I don’t expect it to change as it would make competitors hardware which is generally better quality more appealing.